“It’s still a process,” Seferian-Jenkins said in his first media interview since crashing his car in the Ravenna area in March. “Nothing’s healed just like that. It happened in March and there’s obviously people that are still hurt by it. It’s a very serious offense and I take it very seriously because that’s not the type of person I am at all.

“There’s still a lot of work to be done; I’m working hard, I’m doing everything I can to be a great teammate, brother, son and person and human being, and I’m trying to grow every day.”

Seferian-Jenkins said “the worst part” of the incident for him was letting down his teammates.

“I wish I could take it back, but I can’t,” he said.

“It was an extremely, extremely terrible situation — a terrible situation I put myself, the university, I put teammates and I put myself and family in,” he added. “Since then, I obviously apologized to my team the next day and I’ve apologized to my team in many other ways, and I’ve done a lot of different things to get their respect back.”

When asked, he wouldn’t specify what he’s done to try to earn back teammates’ respect, but said, “I’ve done everything that’s been asked of me.”

The 6-foot-6, 276-pound junior, a projected first-round NFL draft pick, was suspended from team activities after his March arrest, but he has practiced with the first-team offense during the first two days of fall camp this week.

“When you lose things like football, which is the game I love — and this is the most important thing in my life — it really puts everything in perspective,” he said. “You take things for granted sometimes, and I think I might’ve done that. Getting back out here, being with your guys, it’s a really special thing. And you don’t realize how special something is until you’re gone, so this has been a huge growth opportunity for me, and hopefully the team.”

Asked if he believes he will play in UW’s season opener against Boise State on Aug. 31, Seferian-Jenkins said, “I expect to play at practice tomorrow.”

Fun with Feeney

After sitting out spring practices with a shoulder injury, sophomore outside linebacker Travis Feeney admitted he was “a little too excited” to return to the field Monday during UW’s first practice of fall camp.

“I had to slow down a little bit,” he said after practice Tuesday. “Way better today.”

It wasn’t a slow dance Feeney was doing late in practice as he celebrated an interception of quarterback Keith Price. It was a wild and wiggly body shake.

“I’ve been waiting to do that on Keith — just one time,” Feeney said, laughing.

As a redshirt freshman, Feeney was tied for third on the team with 76 tackles last season, his first as a starter. The starting linebackers return intact — with John Timu in the middle and Shaq Thompson opposite Feeney — and many expect that unit to be among the best in the Pac-12.

“It’s great,” Feeney said. “Us three, and all the ’backers, we’re real tight. … We know we got each others’ back. We don’t have to worry about someone making a tackle or messing up, because we know we’ll back them up.”

• Offensive lineman Erik Kohler (foot) was not suited up for the second straight day. Fellow lineman Shane Brostek wore a boot over his right foot and did not practice, and receiver Jaydon Mickens sat out the second half of practice with what appeared to be a minor shoulder injury.

• The Huskies will practice in shoulder pads for the first time Wednesday. Per NCAA rules, they will be allowed to don full pads on Friday.